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- Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?
- Maybe--But Not Sure What to Organize
- Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:
- Member of CASE(Citizens Action for Sane Energy 1977-78). Our group helped to convince Public Service of Oklahoma that it was not economically feasible to build the Black Fox Nuclear Power Plant 30 miles east of Tulsa, OK. I have held my breath for the last 40 years waiting to get the money to be able to afford solar panels on my roof. I just last Monday had a Power-Save1200 installed at my breaker box to save 20% of my electricity. I have supported UCS, and EDF, and numerous other environmental organizations for many years. For 20 yewars I was a computer analyst and I worked for 5 different oil companies. I'm sick of them!
- What excites you about this campaign?
- This sounds like a beginning. It is not the final solution, but it is at least a plan that can be implemented right now! It will begin to get the dollars re-directed toward re-building this nation, its infrastructure and our moral standing in our own eyes first, and then in the eyes of the rest of the world. It's time we again began to stand on our own two feet instead of being dependent upon Chinese yen and Mid-Eastern oil! The USA needs to grow up and take care of itself first. There are other countries that need to shoulder some of the burdens of peace-keeping and nation-building and bringing up the standards of living of 3rd world countries. The people of America have shown that we are tired of being dictated to by big business. The rich have finally been given enough rope to hang themselves.
I want to get Missouri's government and the US Government to legislate loans, grants, rebates and/or subsidies to assist the people to install solar panels on their roofs, to install their own residential wind generators (www.power-save.com), insulate their homes, install in-line hot water heaters, start using electric bicycles ( see www.optibike.com), which cost $0.10 cents to charge and will take you 60 miles at 30 MPH and will flatten out steep hills. I've waited for so long for the country to wise up. Lincoln would be shocked that oilmen have been able to fool all of the people for so much of the time!
- What do you want to do to help?
- Write my congress people and spread the word to motivate the ignorant Republican supporters who think that "Drill, Baby, Drill" is the answer. We are just in the beginning of the huge paradym shift that must take place in order for us to preserve our planet for human habitation. I am one person, but I bring up this matter with everyone I talk to, in every way I can squeeze it into the conversation. I have limited income that must last me for the rest of my life (I hope for 30 years), but I can contact my congress people and help in other ways than money.
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Please read and sign and fax to the number listed at the bottom of the Pledge page. If you could download the pledge and distribute and persuade others to sign, that would be a great help. The Community feels this is the best way to get the attention of state and federal lawmakers. Kim Anderson has other types of sign-up sheets.
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If you have any questions, please email!
Marilyn